outriggers, to lube or not to lube

[KellyG]

I have received varied responses regarding greasing the outrigger legs on our bucket trucks. One camp says you should grease the legs and the other camp says it creates problems with dirt, sand and sawdust sticking and mucking up the inside of outrigger sleeve.
What are your opinions ?

 

[TimberJack]

Depends upon Mfg recommendations. Aerial Lift of Conn. and Altec recommend white lithium grease.

 

[tristateforestry]

grease !

joe
www.tristateforestryequipment.com

 

[frashdog]

grease !

joe
www.tristateforestryequipment.com

X2 thanks for sharing

 

[brendonv]

Mine are dry. Work fine no wear or issues. A truck i fly for someone is greased. I watch as dirt and sawdust is sucked up inside.

 

[frashdog]

When you start to see them slow and make friction related noises causes they are under stress it is just kinda making sense that the manual said lube em! So simple, where the paint is gone and the metal is wearing, slatheron the lube! The saw dust en such is just flavor, don't think about it too hard.

 

[TimberJack]

White lithium grease is supposedly "non-tacky" and will not much attract dirt and saw dust. At least to some degree, I notice a light film to be better then smearing grease.